The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11
The State Press.

DEMOCRATIC policy favors full offices, but an
empty Observation-Disclosures Journal.
OF course the war is over: for, was it not, how
could Turpie get into the United States Senate9
Lafayette Courier.
If Turpie secures seat in the United States
Senate he should be prosecuted for receiving
stolen goods. Herald.
THE Indiana Democracy have not only COM
mitted robbery. but they have committed
suicide. -Lafayette Courier.
THE true theory we think, is to give all off
salaries, and require all fees to be paid into
the State or county treasury. Richmond Pal
ladium.
THE Republicans in the House should push
the investigation of the affairs OF our benevolent
institutions for ali there is in It.-Logansport
Journal
THE present fees and salaries of county of
fcials out of all reason, and legislation look
ing q reduction is imperatively demanded
Union City Eagle.
WHY should our hospitals be run as party ma
chimes any more than our public schoolsl The
latter are non partisan and the former should be
also.-Madison Courier
THE crowning act Of Indiana Jurisprudence
will be, when its highest court sustains the will
of the people as it has oeen expressed by the bal
lot.-Frankfort Banner.
THE victory scored by Indiana Republicans at
the polls last fall will not be a shadow compared
with the one that awaits them at the next cleo
tion.-Monticello Herald.
THE fact of the matter is that General Harri-
son was defeated by tho blunders of bull-headad
Republicans who knew how to give themselves
and their party away.-Elkhart Independent
DAVID TuRPIE and Daniel Voorhees, served
their country IN the same regiment during the
late war. Tho commander was man by the
name Of Bowles, from Orange county-Rush-
vile Graphic.
THE question of Treasury surplus which is
giving the Democratic national administration
such vast amount of worry, has not troubled
the Indiana Democratic State administration q
particle. -Lafayette Cali
THE Democratic members of the State Lecis-
lature scheming to perpetuate the infamous
management of the State benevolent institutions
bv the Same methods that characterized their
theft of United States Senator.-Liberty Her
aid.
IF any member Of the Supreme Bench made
the remark-"the emergency has passed"-that
is attributed to him the people should not forget
at the polls that an .'emergency' exists to per
nit him to occupy the bench no more.-Warsaw
Times.
pie of this country want, and it is what at no
distant day. they will have and as thes bill now
before the Legislature is step in the right di.
rection, 1t is to be hoped it will pass -Muncie
Times.
1T will be the saddest day in Indiana history
when it shall be decided that the people cannot
elect an officer, in conformity to the proclama-
ton of the Governor and in obedience to the
Constitution and laws of the State-Frankfort
Banner.
IT is strange that any argument is needed to
convince any man of sense that politics should
be rigi6ly excluded from the management of
| our State charities, and that they should be run
on strictly business principles. -Shelbyvile Re-
| publican.
| THE Democrats Of the Legislature expect to
| emphasize their scoundreism by refusing to
meet in joint convention to elect managers for
the State institutions. the State Librarian, etc,
| but will permit the Democrats now in Office to
| hold over-Elkhart Review.
| JUDGE GRESHAM is now hearing the contempt
| case against Samuel E. Perkins, who refused to
| tell what he knew about election frauds at In
| dianapolis. Perkinss misfortune lie that he was
| In the Democratic counsels, and his knowledge
would damage the Democracy IL made public.